Review: The Art of Atomhawk Design
It could shed a few pounds, but this glossy title isn't a bad starting point for anyone interested in game art.
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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Video tutorial: create visual effects for Unreal Engine 3
Discover how to set up smoke effects with UDK and 3ds Max in this 20-minute video from Ubisoft's Maxime Deleris.
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Eye candy: eight-million-poly tribute to Optimus Prime
Check out Luis Manuel Morillo's fully animated homage to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
BlenRig 4.0 adds automatic skinning to Blender
Juan Pablo Bouza releases new version of his free automatic rigging and skinning system for Blender 2.5x.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Video: Indigo Renderer 3.0 goes GPU-accelerated
Unbiased renderer to support CUDA and OpenCL-powered real-time materials and camera editing.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Gnomon Gallery to host Art of Legacy Effects show
See previously unseen art and props from the practical effects wizards behind Avatar and Iron Man.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Gnomon releases new DVD from Rio concept artist
Get Sang Jun Lee's guide to Creature and Concept Design: Concept Sketching in our store.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Eye candy: The Adventures of Tintin trailer
Take your fingers away from your eyes: the animation is looking pretty good - what can be seen of it.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Thinkbox Software ships Deadline 5.0
Update to render-management system adds options for global farms, monitoring jobs by iPhone.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
3D Systems acquires The3dStudio.com
3D printing firm acquires online model store. Artist royalties unaffected, says site founder.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Lightstorm3D to release new Maya deformers
Check out videos of the upcoming L3Deformer package, for everything from shrink wrapping to high viscosity liquid surfaces.
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Corel releases Painter 12
Natural-media paint package gains new symmetry tools, overhauled UI, and three-to-fivefold speed boost.
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Architectural 3D Awards calls for entries
Only eight days left to enter architectural visualisation's answer to the VES Awards and the Annies.
Thursday, May 12th, 2011